19th Century Slavery in the South

Evolution of a Tragic Institution

Slave Trade: Abolished in 1808

Conditions

South’s greatest fear

Slave populations by state-1850 (%)

State

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State

White Slave Free Black

MO 90 10 0 VA 56 39 5

DE 81 2 17 GA 56 44 0

KY 80 20 0 FL 55 44 1

MD 75 13 12 AL 55 45 1

TN 74 25 1 LA 50 47 3

NC 70 30 0 MS 45 55 0

TX 64 33 3 SC 42 57 1

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Percentage of Slaveholders and Planters 1860

State Slaveholder

Planter* State Slaveholder Planter*

VA 67.3 24.2 SC 81.7 55.4

MD 53.4 19.3 GA 71.6 29.0

NC 85.8 36.6 FL 55.4 20.0

KY 60.6 8.4 AL 76.3 40.8

TN 66.6 14. MS 73.4 49.5

MO 41.2 5.3 LA 63.8 23.5

AK 42.0 13 TX 54.1 18.1

*Planters owned more than 20 slaves